Posts Tagged ‘ dress ’

Mollie Parnis met Ann Sunshine and Naomi Wise

I was trying to learn more about this spectacular party dress that just didn’t fit me. Its waist is too teeny tiny. Mollie Parnis, American gem. Designed for First Ladies. Tons of silk. Expensive from the time she started. And she never told her age. Lots of her work endured. Oh wow! This peach day dress. [ READ MORE ]

Damn damn damn tiny waist!

Look what I found. Purple, rustly party dress. Dropped waist, square neck, little  cap sleeves, back straps I’ve never seen before. Feels and moves and sounds like silk taffeta. And it’s made by a talented designer, sold originally in an exclusive shop. But damnit! The tiny waist! The teeny tiny waist. I can’t risk hurting [ READ MORE ]

This isn’t a real infinity dress!

Got fooled by Butterick. Their new B5606 looked like one of those old infinity — you can wear this dress 72 ways! — dress patterns. I just sold a vintage black knit infinity dress because it was just too big for me, and was excited to give it another try. Alas. This is just a [ READ MORE ]

So excited about this dress

This Butterick 5277. Raglan sleeve, darts for easy shaping, nice neckline and length, not too fancy. Belts and collar all optional: Cut a muslin out last night from some khaki polished cotton I thrifted at the Unique in Markham, like $2 for 3 or 4 yards. Once it fits, there’ll be no stopping me. It’s such [ READ MORE ]

I’ve been working, really

Been doing an assembly line lately while staying with family and dealing with flu. I have so little free time I’ve been using it to do instead of to chronicle the doing, you know? Finished one top from a silk-cashmere sweater and some stretch elastic recently purchased at the Gaffney’s. Washed and ironed a ton [ READ MORE ]

Word on Georgie-girl

Sleeping standing up. Nose pokes out.

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